Loading-machine.



S. HOIVIEH. LOADING MACHINE. APPLICATION mfp MAY 4. 191e.

Patented Mar. 19, 15H8,

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wif/763565 S. HOMER. LOADING MACHINE. APPLICAHON HLED MAY 4, 191e.

Patented Mair. 19', 1918.

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#rye/7K0# MM S HUMER. LOADING MAQHINE, APPLICATION FILED MA1/4, S91!).Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

3 SHEETS- SHEET 3` w W M x fw U11 the inner sides oi? the struts 10T, i0are reeks formed in sections 15? lo suitably Se cored es ai; 46. brook.m Jhe sections ASLG when the otzo; soetione i0 declino upoethe hnge O.The seid motor 4f., and mi molex-cutting om.w chino e5 are positionedbelow the omrie'c :ood operate on the sectional weke 45, 41C.

YWith the porto oons'bmbted und :wronged es described, the opeia'tion ofibo some is ioiimvsrfm The driving sprocket boing sei; in motionoperates the sha-ft 22 which oouelos ho silookfeil wiioeie 87 mooi, thedrum Q11. The said'a'um thereby sets the endese ezuii'ii-:l: ijnmotion,` and the sprockets 3? operate the epiroeiaofo 3&5 by moons ofthe o'iiei'os T9 The 'oov'emoiit of the sprockets 57 oom-Moss 30 "no cbi W 1 the onovo 1o ite the 'fot of the oper ion i. oms m16.- eie-beroto drive forwar to imposition Shown in i2 V and 1:7 emi into thereaeiiei to be loaded.. The'ooocinued movement of the orankerms reversesthemovement. of the s ,loiobers and draws; the loaded Shovel backwarduntil the xun'oeis 27 ae against the miermost end of the sims 28 and,i111@ x'eer open 'end of the shovel is ai; the plaform The 1ro ooefs 27being against the eiosefi end of t Slots 28 prevents Lilo Siiovo' from,ooozooiog hoizlooiei. moveooenfo and, he ,ik loer ino i ment of thecranimnme is timed 'io then. we

Sumo the forward i'ieov'eiiienI of liao shovel for the purpose ofreloading the same :and the euileee oomies? ooiil'veys the deohorgodIUoeee lip over the drum, the oiexte WJ serving to prevent the load fromSlipping;

the ehovei may be supported in on inverted position on 'the structureabove. the in oiined membei: (Fig 3.) The boite 15 may then be removedfrom ihm link o1-aces end by moving the parte et the pivota 'points 16"the seid. bfneoe only 'be extended *o elevate the iliieinecimember tothe posihon shown in Fig. 3. `Wth the iooiiueol memiiev eno. othei'paris miseri ae shownl in 3, the sprocket chain may be detaoiiefi `fiomthe spronk'et Wheel and the laitex with a. see

The Section5 45 are free to tion of loooii'l'xg machina opeiate :inondercung omohioe in .mine

et the place Where the loading mz'xohine is positioned; (fiei'eby savingthe Lx on@ lof hor that wouid o'hemrfif :e ottimi; "no such operations.

rions oil-anges and mocieo-iefue may im 1' mie in tho oonet'uoioo and.opeoiion oi Mio nmohino herein shown 1 Without iiopaictii from if;vooiio 1. lo a. loading ifi-amiliilie5 o suppot having .e iongtudnolydisposed passage, e shovel, mechanism vfor opeoting seid ehove earmechanism being movobly supported in the path of said passage, duringthe-operation of said shove, so theosad mechanism may .be moved,Wheni'ite operation :is suspended?` ioi the purpose of oieeing the'oasoge in o loading "eeehi, Support having u ozitiidineily dioyorsempassage Skov-ei, wefoie'membei o ieo, on so. suppoit i 'moving in ont oiage, mooiiaoisior membei for op* v movofhie :member `io ooioss the l, y.of sfii. pas e f w* @he ope'otioe of said. shovela Seid show/ei seiogdemohebi'y engaged in its operating ooeiton oo than said shovei may beretired. onto said movv ohio member', when the opefation. of sod show-eiiS suspendef, so that the ehove may' bo moved with seici n'lovabiomomoor when the iin-,mier is moved out of the path of sa passage. for'the'porpose of e, eering the pee Sagojvhiougifi Said Sommo; "5o theshoveling point.

2?. In o loading machine e, eivovelye sup- :z mow-*ohio om, Soni por-, amovabie member oozred on seid Suppom medio-mem certfied on seni movableoie-mbe): for operatingeeid shovel, said mov'- abie member being capableof being moved so :is to raise said.. mechanism from its operativeposition ireiative to Said shovel for the purpose of eeotingj e. passagethrough said support to the forward end of o oodiog machine. l.

4f. in a loading muoiono .having on inl oiine. member, a, shovel. and.meohaiiism for operating the latter to and fom seid im @lined member, asupport having an unobstructed essage lengthwise between its sides, sai:inclined melnloer being pivotally supported .et one end thereof betweenthe sidesf'at'the rear of said support and above sidgpassege, the otherend of seid inclined 'member projecting through the plane of seidy paselge, while seid machine is operating,A 'end-:being freely mountedbetween thesidesfof sand support so as to permit said other end to beraised above Said passagewhenthe operation of Said 1nechine is'suspended2 for the purpose of efo fecting a, ccmmunlcating passagethrough said support to-4t'i1e;s,h0ve1ing point.

5. In a loading mielgnine, a support, an inclined member carriedfonMsaidsupport,

guides positioned forward of said inclined member, zt shovel; mechanismcarried on said inclined member and engaging said shovel to operate thesame within said ,f g'uidesT said shovel being detachably engaged toseid guides for the purpose of pe1- mitting said engaging mechanism andsaid shovel to be retired onto the said inclined member when the shovelis detached from said guides.

In testimonyv whereof, I the said SAMUEL HOMER have hereunto set myhand.

SAMUEL HOMER.

Witnesses:

JoHN C. THOMPSON, J. L. TREFALLER, Jr.

